Marketa Lazarová
Putting the ‘dark’ back in the Dark Ages.
Putting the ‘dark’ back in the Dark Ages.
Drama, History
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1967
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Mikolás and his brother Adam end up with a young German hostage of noble blood during a robbery. While their clan prepares for the wrath of the German king, Mikolás is sent to pressure his neighbor Lazar into a defense pact. Persuasion fails and he abducts Lazar's daughter Marketa on the eve of her initiation as a nun in an act of vengeance.
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Runtime:
166 min
Release date:
24 Nov 1967
Country:
XC
Languages:
Czech
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
2 wins & 2 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
By now, this burly, seething musk ox of a movie, arguably the most convincing film about the Middle Ages ever made, should be on everyone's tongue.
– Michael Atkinson,
Village Voice,
22 May 2014
fresh:
A wide-screen black-and-white feast for the eyes.
– J. Hoberman,
Village Voice,
17 Jun 2013
fresh:
Episodic in structure, the film proceeds like a folk saga, but its flashbacks, flash-forwards, and abrupt cuts give it a hallucinatory quality.
– Ted Shen,
Chicago Reader,
17 Jun 2013
fresh:
It's stark, daring and often astoundingly dynamic.
– Nick Bradshaw,
Time Out,
27 Mar 2013